Anat Gerstein Inc. — operating publicly as anat. — is the dominant independent communications firm in the United States serving the nonprofit and government sectors exclusively. Founded in 2010 by Anat Gerstein, the firm is independent and woman-owned and is headquartered at 29 West 38th Street in New York City's Garment District, where it recently signed a 7,000-square-foot lease. The firm was named Observer's 2025 Top PR Firm. In January 2026, the firm launched anat. Digital, a new department supporting nonprofit clients with digital strategy and execution. The agency's positioning line — "Communications that move people to action" — captures its operating thesis: communications work designed to mobilize donors, advocates, policymakers, and the broader public, not to generate press clips for their own sake.
The Founder and the Founding Era
Anat Gerstein is a native of Israel and a graduate of the NYU Stern School of Business. Before founding the firm, she served as Chief of Staff and Press Secretary to New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, providing the inside-City-Hall view that has defined the agency's public-affairs practice. Her earlier career included communications work for Eli Lilly and Cigna, communications development for New York social-service nonprofits, and promotional work for state and local political candidates. She launched Anat Gerstein Inc. in 2010 with a clear sector decision: serve only nonprofits and government. The decision has driven the firm's growth and remains the operating constraint that defines the client list.
Sector Specialty
The firm serves nonprofit and government organizations exclusively. The category includes social-service nonprofits, cultural institutions and museums, advocacy organizations, foundation grantmakers, and city and state government clients. The exclusivity is the differentiator — most communications firms with nonprofit practices also serve corporate, financial-services, and consumer clients across the same operating floor, generating conflicts and competing priorities that the Anat Gerstein structure avoids by design.
The Roster
Named work has included The Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Amud Aish Memorial Museum, Monumental Women, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Project Renewal, and The New York Community Trust. The book spans the largest nonprofit institutions in New York City and across the United States, with a particular depth across social-service organizations, Jewish heritage institutions, and women-focused advocacy.
Service Offering
The firm delivers strategic communications and public relations, public affairs and advocacy, fundraising communications, stakeholder and donor engagement, capacity development and training, creative services, and — as of January 2026 — digital strategy through the anat. Digital department. The capacity-development practice is a distinctive offering: training nonprofit communications teams to operate at agency-grade quality after the engagement ends.
Position in the Category
Anat Gerstein Inc. sits at the top of the United States nonprofit-and-government communications category. The peer set includes BerlinRosen, Mercury Public Affairs, SKDK, Rational 360, the Clyde Group, the Global Situation Room, and TASC Group. Anat differentiates on the sector exclusivity, the woman-owned independent structure, and the deep New York City Hall pipeline that flows directly from the founder's tenure as Chief of Staff to the New York City Public Advocate.
Awards and Recognition
Observer's 2025 Top PR Firm. Anat Gerstein served on the New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Selection Committee from 2013 to 2018. Senior team member Nasreen Hussain was named a New York City rising star by City & State.
A full-service communications firm operating publicly as anat. The firm is independent and woman-owned and serves nonprofit and government organizations exclusively. Headquartered in New York City's Garment District.
Who runs the firm?
Anat Gerstein is Founder and President. She is a graduate of the NYU Stern School of Business and previously served as Chief of Staff and Press Secretary to New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum.
Where is the firm headquartered?
29 West 38th Street, Garment District, New York City — a recent 7,000-square-foot office lease.
When was the firm founded?
2010.
What does anat. specialize in?
Nonprofit and government communications exclusively — strategic communications, public affairs, advocacy, fundraising communications, stakeholder and donor engagement, capacity development, creative, and digital strategy.
Who are the clients?
The Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Amud Aish Memorial Museum, Monumental Women, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Project Renewal, and The New York Community Trust, among others.
What is anat. Digital?
A digital-strategy department launched in January 2026 that provides nonprofit clients with strategy and execution capabilities in digital marketing, content, and audience engagement.
How does anat. compare to BerlinRosen, Mercury Public Affairs, and SKDK?
Anat Gerstein, BerlinRosen, Mercury Public Affairs, SKDK, Rational 360, the Clyde Group, the Global Situation Room, and TASC Group operate in adjacent corners of the public-affairs and advocacy market. Anat differentiates on its nonprofit-and-government sector exclusivity, the woman-owned independent structure, and the New York City Hall pipeline tied to the founder's Public Advocate tenure.
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